- Date
- August 8, 1969
- Place
- Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6864ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163665
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3723 69/8/8 HANFORD,CALIF PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0745 N6864Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 26, 1300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANFORD,CALIF HANFORD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 250 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 246 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK 90 FT TREE. CHOLINESTERASE CHECK PERFORMED,RESULT NORMAL. SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6864Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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